Isuzu Vanscaper

[skl1cent]

Isuzu Vanscaper, now that I have the vision and the basic stuff to put everything together I will start the modding hehe





this should be the finished look





The Beginning

I finally got the scales down it was very hard to find a side shot of this truck ther isnt even that many pictures of vanscapers on the internet its odd but ehh here we goooo!!!1

[bucshott]

This is going to look good Silvio. Like the dove tail on the back for loading and unloading. Keep up the good work

[skl1cent]

thanks man

[skl1cent]

another update

this is loookin gooooood I really love these small tires their sick i could imagine using them for other builds ambulances too n stuff like that UHAUL trucks LOL fun fun

[Stuff]

ha! was wondering when this would pop up!

[skl1cent]

hahaha ye i know for sure u'll enjoy this litttle build im really lovin it so far

[bigpipespete]

the wheels look very good on this build as aposed to the plain white

[skl1cent]

Update the black is glued the bottom part anyways, still thinking what to do for rolldown gate on the back,
not sure yet. if its not possible im gonna have to go ahead with regular doors from the merc box but i tihnk this build
is gona be super nice either way










hehe my terrapro chilling with me hahahah

[Bigrigger]

Looking good Silvio! That truck is so realistic! And the tires just complete it! Can't wait for more....

[skl1cent]

thanks man hehe I cant wait to get it more detailed its gonna be awesome

[nenard]

Really kool Silvio. Looks like the trucks used to deliver supplies to the Chinise fast food joints all over the five boroughs. Gives me some ideas for a furniture straight truck. Keep the pics commin...NICE!

[Stuff]

looking mighty good!

[skl1cent]

thanks guys!!! hehe I will keep it comin

[Dreamweaver]

Silvio, Looking good.

Might I suggest that you incorporate some angle on the inside of all you r corners top to sides and front, bottom to sides and front. This will give you more rigidity.

Evergreen 1/4" x .250 angle

As far as the doors go, are they going to be roll-up doors?

If so let me know I have some ideas for that as well.

The ramps that are on the prototype photo can easily be made using brass. And the Tower hobbies (the link above) has the brass and the expanded metal, just do a search on there site for "K+S" and that will bring up the K & S stuff which is all the metals.

-Mike

[skl1cent]

sweee thanks and yes i would like to do roll up doors im having a hard time with that being that i dont work with metal im kinda stuck, I can do it all in plastic but its not gonna be as nice u know, i want it to be something very cool

[skl1cent]

welp i been working since 11:30 gooood this was frustrating!!!! ahhhh!!! its not 4:00AM
but I've put my heart and soul to finish this this is probably the hardest thing I ever built
this sliding door wooooo here you go guys tell me what you think!

It doesnt work completely smooth but it does the job

[skl1cent]

thanks alot man!

[Dreamweaver]

Looks good Silvio. I see you have the door panels attached to some thing on each side with a screw it looks like. It is hard to tell from these pictures. My suggestion if you have not already done this. To help the door travel better.

I am not sure what you used to connect the door panels. But do this like the do the real ones and it should work better. connect your doors together and then at each connection you will have a rod that will run in the track.



This should help it run smoother. Of course you want to make sure that the track is completely smooth inside and that the ends of the rods are smooth and beveled.

-Mike

[skl1cent]

hmmm that sounds good wait! that may work alot better actuallly! the way i have it now is that the slats are in the middle of each door panel maybe thats whats killing the movement u know, dam, i mgoing to have to get some custom hinges made with a rod piece that sticks out at the end, I think thats gonna do the job perfectly! or! i can buy plastic hinges, n super glue a rod to it, but then hmmm feels like it may fall apart lol but thanks man i will try it!

[Stuff]

take a look at how oldbustedhotness did his semi trailers.